Welcome

Welcome to the Celestial Software family!!!  This help file is for context sensitive help only.


VT Keypad

When this option is enabled, the numeric keypad behaves like a VT terminal keypad.  In VT mode, the keypad can operate in either numeric or application mode depending on commands from the host.  When VT Keypad is disabled, the keypad operates as you would expect a PC keypad to operate.  It will either send numeric values or cursor sequences depending on the state of the Num-Lock key.


Allow remote mouse

When this option is enabled, and when the host supports and requests it, mouse movement and button event information is sent to the host to be interpreted by the host program.  In this mode, normal mouse selection, copy, and paste will not work.


Fixed Size

When this option is enabled, the terminal dimensions (rows and columns) are maintained even when the terminal window is resized.  When you grab the edge of the screen and resize the window, the font size will be adjusted to satisfy the resize request but still maintain the terminal dimensions.


Terminal Type

This choice determines how the terminal operates.  In order to work properly, the client and host must agree on the terminal type.  With telnet, SSH1, and SSH2, the terminal type is automatically sent to the host.


Keepalives

For the SSH1, SSH2, and Telnet protocols, keepalives may be sent to keep a connection warm.  These keepalives are sent at the protocol level by sending no-op packets that are essently dropped at the receiving end.  This is not a socket level keepalive (SO_KEEPALIVE), nor is it a shell keepalive (such as sending CR/LF) to keep the shell from

timing out.


Local Echo

When this option is chosen, keyboard input is reflected directly on the screen.


Enter Mapped to CR

When this option is chosen, a single Carriage Return is sent in response to the enter key.


Enter Mapped to CR/LF

When this option is chosen, a Carriage Return/Linefeed pair is sent in response to the enter key.


COM Information

This is a static display of some of the configured options configured with the ‘Configure Port’ button.


COM Information

This is a static display of some of the configured options configured with the ‘Configure Port’ button.


COM Information

This is a static display of some of the configured options configured with the ‘Configure Port’ button.


COM Information

This is a static display of some of the configured options configured with the ‘Configure Port’ button.


COM Port

Chose the COM port which the program will connect to.


Configure Port

Configure the selected COM port.  Choose speed, compression, and flow control options.  Available options are device specific, but are stored in the session connection file to use again next time you need to make this connection.


Configure Line

Configure the selected line device.  Choose speed, compression, and flow control options.  Available options are device specific, but are stored in the session connection file to use again next time you need to make this connection.


Remember Position

When checked, the next time you load this configuration file, the terminal window will retain its’ last known position.  Default is OFF.


Set DISPLAY

When checked, AbsoluteTelnet will tell the host to set a value for the DISPLAY environment variable.  This variable is used to tell the host where an X Windows display can be found.  In order for this to work, you must be running X Windows display software such as Xwin32 or Exceed and the server must be able to directly address your machine through a TCP/IP network, which may be impossible if you are behind a firewall and the server is not.  Default is OFF.


Vertical Scrollbar

Use this checkbox to turn on and off the Vertical Scrollbar.  Default is ON.


Horizontal Scrollbar

Use this checkbox to turn on and off the Horizontal Scrollbar.  Default is OFF.


SSH Compression

This is used to set the compression level used during an SSH connection.


SSH Compression

This is used to set the compression level used during an SSH connection.


SSH Cipher Move Up

This button can be used to manipulate the cipher preference list.


SSH Cipher Move Up

This button can be used to manipulate the cipher preference list.


SSH Cipher Move Down

This button can be used to manipulate the cipher preference list.


SSH Cipher Move Down

This button can be used to manipulate the cipher preference list.


SSH Cipher Preferences

This dialog is used to set Cipher preferences for Secure Shell.  A Cipher must be supported by both the host and client in order to be used.  This control can also be used to disable a cipher.


SSH Cipher Preferences

This dialog is used to set Cipher preferences for Secure Shell.  A Cipher must be supported by both the host and client in order to be used.  This control can also be used to disable a cipher.


SSH Forwarding

Forwarding options are defined here.  Using SSH forwarding, you can tunnel TCP/IP connections and X11 connections through the secure channel provided by the SSH protocol.  Not only can this secure your private transactions, but it is completely immune to firewall problems, which makes X11 a SNAP!


Proxy Host

This is the hostname or network address of your proxy server or firewall (contact your system administrator for this value)


Host Name

This is the hostname or network address of the host you are connecting to.  The host name must either be in your hosts file or be a name resolvable by your name server.  Names may be in ‘myhost.mydoman’ form or dotted quad notation (183.2.24.28).


Host Name

This is the hostname or network address of the host you are connecting to.  The host name must either be in your hosts file or be a name resolvable by your name server.  Names may be in ‘myhost.mydoman’ form or dotted quad notation (183.2.24.28).


New Host Name

This is the hostname or network address of the host you are connecting to.  The host name must either be in your hosts file or be a name resolvable by your name server.  Names may be in ‘myhost.mydoman’ form or dotted quad notation (183.2.24.28).  The host name doubles as the name of the connection file.  Once the connection file has been created, the filename and host name can be changed independently.


Port Number

This is the port number on the host that we will try to connect to.  For telnet, this is 23 by default.


SSH Port Number

This is the port number on the host that we will try to connect to.  For SSH, this is 22 by default.


Register

Choose this option to purchase and register this program.


License

Choose this option to view the program license agreement before purchasing.


Proxy Port

This is the port on the proxy host that will be used to communicate through the firewall.  SOCKS typically uses port 1080.


Proxy

You can connect to network hosts outside of your own network through a proxy server.  This program supports SOCKS 4 proxy.  Check with you system administrator to see if your firewall supports SOCKS 4 proxy.


Phone Number

Phone number of the host you are calling


Area Code

  The area code of the host you are calling


Country Code

The country code of the host you are calling


Connection Settings

In this dialog, chose connection settings for the current telnet connection.  The available connection types are network (Telnet) and Modem (Telephony).  Choose connection type and associated other settings here.


Connection Type

This is the type of connection to make.  The available connection types are network (Telnet) and Modem (Telephony).


Color and Font

Make changes here to the colors and fonts used by the primary terminal window.


Text Sample

This is a preview of how your selected text settings will display in the terminal window.


Foreground Color

Set the foreground color for the current connection file.  You may define custom colors and store them in the custom color palette.  Custom color palette entries may also be used as a foreground color set for color cycling.


Background Color

Set the background color for the current connection file.  You may define custom colors and store them in the custom color palette.  Custom color palette entries may also be used as a background color set for color cycling.


Display Scroll Bar

Choose this option to display the scroll bar in the terminal window.


Display Tool Bar

Choose this option to display the tool bar in the terminal window.


Display Status Bar

Choose this option to display the status bar in the terminal window.


Connection Options

Set other connection options here.


Network

This option allows the program to make a network telnet connection via a Winsock compliant TCP/IP network stack.


Backspace Mapping

With this option you can choose which character is sent to the host in response to pressing the backspace.  If your host is having difficulty interpreting the backspace key, try changing this option.


Backspace Mapping

With this option you can choose which character is sent to the host in response to pressing the backspace.  If your host is having difficulty interpreting the backspace key, try changing this option.


Backspace Mapping

With this option you can choose which character is sent to the host in response to pressing the backspace.  If your host is having difficulty interpreting the backspace key, try changing this option.


Mousing

With this option you can toggle between traditional Windows mousing actions and simple X Windows mousing options.  In particular, with X Windows mousing, the left mouse button can begin a selection while the right mouse button can continue the selection.  Also, data is copied to the clipboard immediately after the selection is completed.  This option is a favorite with users familiar with Xterm.


Mousing

With this option you can toggle between traditional Windows mousing actions and simple X Windows mousing options.  In particular, with X Windows mousing, the left mouse button can begin a selection while the right mouse button can continue the selection.  Also, data is copied to the clipboard immediately after the selection is completed.  This option is a favorite with users familiar with Xterm.


Mousing

With this option you can toggle between traditional Windows mousing actions and simple X Windows mousing options.  In particular, with X Windows mousing, the left mouse button can begin a selection while the right mouse button can continue the selection.  Also, data is copied to the clipboard immediately after the selection is completed.  This option is a favorite with users familiar with Xterm.


Screen Size

Use this option to set the terminal screen size.  Terminal screen size can also be changed dynamically by the normal windows resizing commands.  If your host supports window size negotiation (NAWS), the host will automatically be notified of screen size changes.  Some programs, such as vi, running on the host will receive a signal (SIGWINCH) when the host receives the new window size, allowing the program to redraw the screen.  If your host supports NAWS, the “(AUTO)” indicator will appear in the first pane of the status bar near the window dimensions.


Screen Size

Use this option to set the terminal screen size.  Terminal screen size can also be changed dynamically by the normal windows resizing commands.  If your host supports window size negotiation (NAWS), the host will automatically be notified of screen size changes.  Some programs, such as vi, running on the host will receive a signal (SIGWINCH) when the host receives the new window size, allowing the program to redraw the screen.  If your host supports NAWS, the “(AUTO)” indicator will appear in the first pane of the status bar near the window dimensions.


Screen Size

Use this option to set the terminal screen size.  Terminal screen size can also be changed dynamically by the normal windows resizing commands.  If your host supports window size negotiation (NAWS), the host will automatically be notified of screen size changes.  Some programs, such as vi, running on the host will receive a signal (SIGWINCH) when the host receives the new window size, allowing the program to redraw the screen.  If your host supports NAWS, the “(AUTO)” indicator will appear in the first pane of the status bar near the window dimensions.


Scrollback Synchronization

This option controls what events cause the visible screen to resynchronize with the terminal screen.  When a user uses the scrollbar to view the contents of the scrollback, the terminal screen can continue to receive input and the visible screen displays rows stored in the scrollback buffer.  You can control whether user input, tty input, or both can cause the visible screen to resynchronize with the terminal screen.


Scrollback Synchronization

This option controls what events cause the visible screen to resynchronize with the terminal screen.  When a user uses the scrollbar to view the contents of the scrollback, the terminal screen can continue to receive input and the visible screen displays rows stored in the scrollback buffer.  You can control whether user input, tty input, or both can cause the visible screen to resynchronize with the terminal screen.


Scrollback Synchronization

This option controls what events cause the visible screen to resynchronize with the terminal screen.  When a user uses the scrollbar to view the contents of the scrollback, the terminal screen can continue to receive input and the visible screen displays rows stored in the scrollback buffer.  You can control whether user input, tty input, or both can cause the visible screen to resynchronize with the terminal screen.


Modem

This option allows the program to make a modem connection using windows Telephony Application Programming Interface (TAPI).


Font

This option sets the font used in the terminal window.


Color Cycling

The color cycling option can be used to create cycling color schemes to keep things from getting boring and to make different windows more identifiable and visually unique.  The foreground and background color palettes combine to make sets of foreground/background color pairs that get cycled through each time the program loads a connection file.  There must be at least one set of colors defined in the custom color palettes for this option to be enabled.


Connection Colors

Each connection file can contain a set of colors to use to paint the terminal screen for the connection.  You must define a foreground and background color for this option to be enabled.


Application Colors

Application default colors can be used if they are defined.  Application defaults can be set from the Application property sheet.  Application defaults are set from the colors of the current connection file and must be set to enable this option.


Save Default

Save the current color settings as the application default color settings.  Any connection file that uses application default colors will display in this color.


Windows Colors

This option specifies that the windows default foreground/background colors will be used.


Display Options

Make changes here to the way the primary terminal window is displayed.  By turning off some display elements, more screen space can be used for display.  The color cycling option can be used to create cycling color schemes to keep things from getting boring and to make different windows more identifiable and visually unique.


Close On Disconnect

With this checkbox is checked, the application will close immediately when the associated connection terminates.


Connection File

A connection file has the extension .tnt.  Connection files are created and managed by the program and contain configuration information about the given connection.  The information in the connection file includes, but is not limited to:  screen size, hostname, terminal type, screen colors, and proxy settings.


TAPI Line

Selects the Telephone line for the current configuration.


Close application on disconnect

Configures whether the program will automatically close the window when the connection is terminated.


Close Yes

Choosing ‘yes’ will cause the program to exit when it becomes disconnected from a host.


Close No

The program will not exit when disconnected from a host if ‘no’ is chosen.


Close Prompt

Choosing ‘prompt’ will cause the program to ask whether or not you want to exit when it becomes disconnected from a host.


Allow close while connected

Configures whether the program will allow you to close the application while you are still connected.


Allow Yes

Choosing ‘yes’ will allow you to close the application while still connected to a host.


Allow Prompt

Choosing ‘prompt’ will cause the program to prompt you before closing a connected session.


Connect on Open

Configures whether the program will automatically connect to the target host when you open the connection file.


Connect Yes

Choosing ‘yes’ will cause the program to automatically connect to a host when a connection file is loaded..


Connect No

The program will not automatically connect to a host when a connection file is loaded if ‘no’ is chosen.


Connect Prompt

Choosing ‘prompt’ will cause the program to prompt you to connect automatically to a host when a connection file is loaded.


Save On Exit

Configures whether the program will automatically save changes made to a configuration file.


Save Yes

Choosing ‘yes’ will automatically save changes to a connection file before closing.


Save No

The program will not automatically save changes to a connection file if ‘no’ is chosen.


Save Prompt

Choosing ‘prompt’ will cause the program to prompt you to save a connection file on exit.


Make this the default telnet

Configures whether you will be prompted to make this the default telnet.


Default Yes

If ‘yes’ is chosen, the program will install itself as the default system telnet program.


Default No

The program will not install itself as the default system telnet program if ‘no’ is chosen..


Default Prompt

If ‘prompt’ is chosen, the program will prompt you if it detects that it is not the default telnet.


Ignore

The program will check the Celestial Software web site for new versions of itself.  If you do not wish to be prompted to download a particular version, check this box.